Verdict
Heisel Equipment is judged to be a scam based on the domain registration timeline and a buyer account that says a $25,000 bank wire was sent for a 2014 Bobcat T770 with 2,056 hours but no machine was delivered.
Company details
The following contact and location details appear on the site as the operator publishes them.
| Detail | As published on the site |
|---|---|
| Trading name | Heisel Equipment |
| Address | 3623 Old Hwy 100, Labadie, MO 63055, US |
| Phone | 6366852295 |
| sales@heiselequipment.com |
Timeline
WHOIS records list the domain registration date as 2026-09-25. The domain age reported in the captured signals was five days at the time of collection. The listing for a 2014 Bobcat T770 with 2,056 engine hours and an asking price of $25,000 appears on the site after that registration date; no independent archive date for the specific listing was supplied.
The narrow gap between registration and the buyer's reported payment tightens the inference that the site had little operational history before the transaction described in the buyer account.
Domain details
Registrar: HOSTINGER operations, UAB. Nameservers: apollo.dns-parking.com, athena.dns-parking.com. HTTPS is available and the homepage returns HTTP 200 with title Home - Heisel Equipment.
The site publishes an address in Labadie MO and a local phone and email, but the domain infrastructure shows a brand new registration and DNS parking nameservers commonly used for freshly created sites.
Listing and buyer account
The listing on the site advertises a 2014 Bobcat T770, asking price $25,000, and engine hours 2,056. Those are the seller's published claims.
A buyer reported wiring $25,000 by bank wire to complete the purchase and states they never received the Bobcat T770. The published payment method in that account was a bank wire, which the buyer reports using in full for the $25,000 asking price.
No separate shipment documentation, tracking details, or bill of sale associated with that listing was provided in the materials supplied to this publication.
Red flags
- WHOIS shows registration date 2026-09-25, indicating a very new domain.
- A buyer reported paying the full $25,000 asking price by bank wire and not receiving the machine.
- Nameservers are apollo.dns-parking.com and athena.dns-parking.com, consistent with recently hosted, parked sites.
- The listing is for a 2014 Bobcat T770 with 2,056 hours, but no independent archive or prior listing history was supplied.
- The site returns HTTP 200 and offers HTTPS, but these are common even on ephemeral sales pages.
- Contact details are published on the site while no public dealer credentials or shipping paperwork were shown.
- The payment method reported in the buyer account was a bank wire, a rail that typically lacks immediate reversal options.
What to verify before paying (timeline focus)
- Confirm domain age by checking WHOIS and note the registration date relative to the listing date.
- Look for archived copies of the listing in the Wayback Machine or other caches to establish how long the listing has been public.
- Request dated sale paperwork from the seller, such as a notarized bill of sale or invoice, and confirm dates on those documents against the domain timeline.
- Verify the published phone number and email by calling and by asking for a video inspection of the specific machine that clearly shows the VIN or serial linked to the listing.
- Avoid irreversible payment rails unless the seller can produce verifiable paperwork and a track record that predates the domain registration.